A LOUIS PHILIPPE SAVONNERIE CARPET, the shaded pale tan field with a few bold scrolling acanthus sprays with floral sprays and bouquets, flanking a central rosette roundel flanked by two similar small motifs, all three within a colourful floral wreath, a bucket of flowers and acanthus leaves at each end, the pink spandrels with scrolling acanthus and golden rosettes, within narrow moulded leaf stripes (good pile, repaired, border reduced) | Christie's

Lot 129

129

A LOUIS PHILIPPE SAVONNERIE CARPET, the shaded pale tan field with a few bold scrolling acanthus sprays with floral sprays and bouquets, flanking a central rosette roundel flanked by two similar small motifs, all three within a colourful floral wreath, a bucket of flowers and acanthus leaves at each end, the pink spandrels with scrolling acanthus and golden rosettes, within narrow moulded leaf stripes (good pile, repaired, border reduced)

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A LOUIS PHILIPPE SAVONNERIE CARPET, the shaded pale tan field with a few bold scrolling acanthus sprays with floral sprays and bouquets, flanking a central rosette roundel flanked by two similar small motifs, all three within a colourful floral wreath, a bucket of flowers and acanthus leaves at each end, the pink spandrels with scrolling acanthus and golden rosettes, within narrow moulded leaf stripes (good pile, repaired, border reduced)
25ft.6in. x 15ft,4in. (776cm. x 466cm.)

Provenance

Greta Garbo, sold..........

Lot Essay

The last approximately 5ft. (150cm.) has been re-woven. Form the quality and consistency of the work it would appear that this was done in the Savonnerie workshops themselves.

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